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DENTALIIDAE [1 record]

Record 1 1977-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[Scaphopods of the] family Dentaliidae [have a] shell [that is] generally tapering regularly throughout, sculptured or smooth, [the] diameter greatest at [the] aperture. [The] Animal has [a] conical foot with an encircling sheath [that is] expanded laterally and interrupted dorsally. "?Ord., Dev.-Rec."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

[Les Scaphopodes de la] famille des Dentaliidae [ont une] coquille tubulaire, effilée vers l'extrémité postérieure, incurvée; [l'] ouverture antérieure [est] plus grande que la postérieure.

Spanish

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